Lab 02 | DNS ADDS Role - devinziegler/Devin-Tech-Journal GitHub Wiki

Assignment: Lab 02 | DNS + ADDS Role

This lab outlines how to configure active directory and windows domain.

Helpful Steps:

Change computer name through server manager on ad01.
Make sure firewall is running.

Adding Active directory roles (ADD Role)

In server Manager click manage
Click Add Roles and Features
Select Active Directory Domain Services
Promote your ad01 to domain controller.

DNS Manager:

Add forward look up zone - <yourname>.local
Add reverse look up zone - <network_address>

Creating Users:

Create one User that is a Domain admin
Create another user that is standard privilege.

Important tip:

Make sure workstations DNS server matches the domains DNS server.

Domain Admin vs Local Admin:

The domain Administrator has power over item within an AD domain, whereas Local Admins have power over items within the singular installed OS and not within AD.